Abandoned Princesses
The Man Wakes Up

Shen Haofeng slowly opened his eyes and looked at the familiar roofs, but only in an instant, he grimaced as his body crumbled.

Shen Haofeng closed his eyes again. He tried to take control of his body from the pain. Shen Haofeng had just this time breathed fresh air from the window that was in his room. Usually, the room he occupied was so stuffy, but he was used enough to not feel crowded.

Shen Haofeng tried to move his hand slowly. The first experiment was less successful, he felt he had moved his left hand but there was no sign that his hand had managed to move.

Finally, he tried to move his fingers. It took a few seconds before he managed to move his index finger.

When he finally managed to move his palm, Shen Haofeng felt a few strands of hair touching his left little finger.

Somewhat surprised, he immediately opened his eyes again and looked towards the left of his body. Shen Haofeng was stunned when he saw Qiao Rong's sleeping face that was right next to his left hand.

The man smiled gently.

Due to Qiao Rong's presence, Shen Haofeng canceled his intention to rest and immediately circulated the remaining qi throughout his body to alleviate the pain he felt.

Shen Haofeng eventually changed his position into a sitting position. He tried to move as slowly as possible so as not to wake Qiao Rong up.

The man's fingers moved slowly towards the desk drawer that was right next to the bed. He pulled the top drawer as slow as possible and took a hairpick.

The hairpin was a hairpick he had bought while on his way to the Wen Kingdom. He really liked the hairpick design that had a small moon hanging at the end.

However, since the main ingredient of the hairpick was silver, he asked the craftsmen at the Moon Tower specifically to make the exact same hairpick using gold. He also specifically requested that the small moon hanger be made using jade. Meanwhile, the hairpick he bought would be melted down to make sword sheath accessories.

After noticing the hairpin for a few seconds, Shen Haofeng held the hairpin in his right hand.

"Ughh ..." Qiao Rong's voice made Shen Haofeng hurriedly hide his right hand that was holding the hair pin earlier.

Qiao Rong blinked his eyes. The first thing he saw was the face of Shen Haofeng who was smiling gently at him. Qiao Rong returned the smile happily.

"Thank God you're awake" said Qiao Rong while correcting his sitting position.

Shen Haofeng simply nodded, still maintaining his gaze on the woman beside his bed.

Qiao Rong thought about what he would say to Shen Haofeng if he woke up. Yet when Shen Haofeng actually woke up and was before him like he was today, Qiao Rong felt that a single word could not come out of his lips.

To overcome the awkwardness after gazing for a few minutes, Qiao Rong stared at the window to pay attention to the view of the moon.

"You see that?" Qiao Rong pointed towards the window, not turning his gaze away from the direction of the moon. "Very beautiful ..." Qiao Ring's eyes twinkled.

Slowly Shen Haofeng's hand grabbed Qiao Rong's cheek. Quickly, Shen Haofeng put on a hairpick that was on his right hand to Qiao Rong's hair. Qiao Rong immediately turned his attention away from the window, returning to the man beside him.

Qiao Rong did not see when the man had put on the hairpick earlier. But he could feel the burden growing on his head. Suddenly, he immediately grabbed the hairpin on his head.

"Pretty." Shen Haofeng said that word right on Qiao Rong's face.

Qiao Rong's face flushed instantly.

"You ..." Qiao Rong was at a loss for his words, yet he knew whatever he said for sure Shen Haofeng would just smile at him. Always making a small smile that he never gave to others, a smile that made Qiao Rong fall in love with him.

Qiao Rong immediately hugged the man.

"What would I do if you didn't wake up?" The words he had not been able to get out of his mouth were now coming out. "Basic stupid! Why do such a dangerous thing? If I don't manage to get the sparks of immortality to wake you up, what should I do? Now you can still smile when all night I was worried half dead!" Qiao Rong shouted in the man's arms, pouring out all his heart and all the restlessness that was tormenting him.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry ..." Shen Haofeng repeatedly said an apology while hugging Qiao Rong even tighter.

To be honest, he never feared death. But now he is afraid. Afraid that he would never see the woman in his arms again. Afraid that he would leave Qiao Rong alone.

Without Qiao Rong noticing, her tears had already come down her cheeks. But after fighting those tears for a few seconds, the unease in his heart finally made him unable to resist his urge to cry anymore.

Qiao Rong's cry broke out, making Shen Haofeng worried and instantly letting go of that embrace. Shen Haofeng held Qiao Rong's face with both hands. He panicked to see Qiao Rong's tears falling. Shen Haofeng used his right and left thumbs to wipe Qiao Rong's tears to the side, making his fingers wet.

"I'm sorry ... It's okay now, it's okay ..." Shen Haofeng continued to say those words, repeating his words as he hugged Qiao Rong again, stroking the back of the woman in his arms, trying to calm him down.

"Don't cry. My chest hurts when I see you cry" said Shen Haofeng who was confused to say his heart. Qiao Rong's cry became lessened after hearing that remark.

Although it was still as unwilling as it was, Qiao Rong was inwardly pleased. The man who was hugging her innocently told her that his heart was hurting. Qiao Rong broke free from Shen Haofeng's embrace as his cries completely subsided. However seeing Shen Haofeng who finally smiled again after seeing him stop crying, made Qiao Rong upset.

"Why? Am I ugly when I cry?" Qiao Rong asked with a taut tone.

"How come? You're more beautiful when you cry." Shen Haofeng noticed Qiao Rong's puffy eyes and her cheeks that were flushed red from crying. He was just telling the truth, according to him Qiao Rong looked even more cute after crying.

Qiao Rong gave him a sharp look, then walked towards the door.